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Опубликовано: 17 Ноябрь 2025
на канале: Kadry i płace - praktycznie
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Can an employee be forced to take accrued leave? Can an employer forcefully send an employee on unpaid leave?

In this video, we discuss the provisions of the Labor Code regarding granting accrued and unpaid leave, as well as when an employer can unilaterally send an employee on leave, and whether they can at all.

The issue of forced accrued leave is highly controversial – employees often refuse to use accrued leave on the date specified by the employer, and employers are not always aware of their rights and obligations in this regard.

In this video, you will learn:

what accrued leave is and when it arises,

by when accrued leave must be granted,

whether an employer can force an employee to use accrued leave,

what happens if accrued leave is not used on time,

the significance of Supreme Court rulings and the National Labor Inspectorate's (PIP) position on this matter.

We also discuss whether an employer can force an employee to take unpaid leave.

Keywords covered:

compulsory accrued leave, can an employee be forced to take leave, vacation leave and employer obligations, Labor Code accrued leave, deadline for using accrued leave, labor law leave, does accrued leave expire?

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